Russ is currently the Director of Global Distribution and Logistics at AbbVie. Russ was previously the Director of US Distribution for Abbott Laboratories Global Pharmaceutical Operations and helped lead the supply chain separation activities for AbbVie. Russ was with Abbott Laboratories for 21 years. During those 21 years, Russ has held various positions within Logistics,[ read more ]
Speakers
As Senior Vice President of Commercial Services, Stephanie Miles leads Amber Road’s professional services and support teams for the delivery, implementation and ongoing support services for the company’s global trade management solutions. Prior to joining Amber Road, Stephanie ran the supply chain visibility company, BridgePoint, for 7 years as a first tier subsidiary of CSX.[ read more ]
Tim is President of Supply Chain and Fleet Operations for AT&T Services, Inc. He is responsible for all related global functions, including strategic sourcing, purchasing, supplier quality and supplier diversity programs, supply chain logistics and distribution, and fleet management. His responsibilities cover all aspects of AT&T’s business, including wireless, IP-based communications, high-speed Internet access, local[ read more ]
Steve Caulkins is a Partner in the Supply Chain Business Consulting Practice. As a lead practitioner, he has worked with CSC clients to improve their supply chain processes and information systems for over twenty-five years. He has held practice leadership positions at CSC and currently maintains full-time involvement in CSC’s delivery of major client engagements[ read more ]
Heiner Murmann is the CEO of Schenker Americas, a market leader in the Global Logistics business. He is ultimately responsible to Schenker AG for all Logistics capabilities in the Americas. Heiner has been with the Schenker Group since 1992, prior to which he served with Stinnes AG, at which time it was the parent company[ read more ]
Ron Tarter is a Senior Vice President and General Manager of Operations for Flextronics, a $26B, industry-leading, Fortune Global 500, supply chain solutions provider with more than 200,000 employees and operations in 30 countries. In his current role, he leads operations in North and South Carolina and is driving the company initiative to create a[ read more ]
Susan Rankin recently joined Land O’Lakes in February 2013 as Vice President, Manufacturing. During her 24-year career, Rankin has held leadership positions in multiple industries, including specialty chemicals and equipment, consumer package goods, and food products. Most recently, Rankin was the Vice President, Manufacturing, at Ecolab. Prior to Ecolab, she held a progression of supply[ read more ]
Jon Pershke, VP, Strategy & Transformation, Global Supply Chain (GSC), is responsible for Lenovo’s Supply Chain Transformation. This includes development and execution of GSC’s strategy worldwide. Jon is also GSC’s primary interface between Lenovo’s CIO organization and the supply chain business functions. In his current capacity, Jon played a key role in defining the processes[ read more ]
Quentin is a global business leader who is recognised for his innate and proven ability to develop and implement strategic plans while building top-producing teams that span multiple continents. As a senior level executive, he serves as a catalyst for positive change and growth, offering a wide-range of experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, medical device and[ read more ]
Prof. Yossi Sheffi
Director, Centre for Transportation & Logistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Director, Centre for Transportation & Logistics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr. Yossi Sheffi is a former director of MIT’s Engineering Systems Division, and holds a dual appointment at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and at the Engineering Systems Division. He also serves as director of the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. He is an expert in systems optimization, risk analysis and supply[ read more ]
Cindy Reese is Senior Vice President, Worldwide Operations at Oracle, a role she assumed in 2010 when the company acquired Sun. Before that, Ms. Reese was with Sun for more than 10 years, where she was responsible for running Sun’s supply chain, manufacturing, and logistics programs, which were recognized by the industry for delivering high-quality and[ read more ]
Yannis Skoufalos is the Global Product Supply Officer for The Procter & Gamble Company responsible for Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Customer Service, Quality, Distribution, and Innovation Program Management of P&G’s brands across the world. Yannis joined P&G in 1984 as a Chemical Engineer in Europe. During his career he has worked in various supply chain management[ read more ]
Robert (Bob) S. Murray is vice president of Supply Chain Operations for Raytheon Company. He was named to this position in 2012. Raytheon Company (NYSE:RTN), with 2011 sales of $25 billion and 71,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. Raytheon’s global[ read more ]
Mathew Moore is Director of Research In Motion’s (BlackBerry) Global Corporate Procurement group. His responsibilities encompass the transformation and ongoing management of all non-supply chain spend, totaling approximately $3BB globally. Previously, Mathew held a management position at KPMG LLP where he provided finance and strategy advisory and consulting services to public and private entities.
Hau L. Lee is the Thoma Professor of Operations, Information and Technology at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. His areas of specialisation include supply chain management, information technology, global logistics system design, inventory planning and manufacturing strategy. He is the founding and current Director of the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum,[ read more ]
Having started work as a 17 year old shipper/receiver for a small retail chain, Kevin is a life-long student of supply chain. Most recently Kevin served as Group Vice President for Supply Chain at Gartner following the 2009 acquisition of AMR Research where he was Chief Strategy Officer. Kevin’s 10 year career at AMR included[ read more ]
Dennis Omanoff brings 25 years of experience in engineering, operations, customer support, supply chain and quality to his role as President, Omanoff Consulting. Dennis is a Global Operations Executive recognized for building strong teams and delivering Best-in- Class Results. He was a key executive in the rapid growth of 4 companies rated in the Forbes[ read more ]
As Starbucks Executive Vice President, Global Supply Chain Operations, Peter D. Gibbons is responsible for all of the products that contribute to the Starbucks Experience – from the coffee in your cup, to the cup itself and the table it rests on – at every Starbucks store around the world. Peter, who joined Starbucks in[ read more ]
With a career in technology spanning 20 years, John McGoun has worked in the aerospace industry and for large multinational conglomerates. Currently as Senior Director, Global Operations for Symantec, John is responsible for managing Symantec’s total spend including global sourcing, procurement, and travel management functions with operations in the Americas, EMEA, APJ & India. Prior[ read more ]
Karen Leggio joined TE in January of 2010 and serves as Chief Procurement Officer. Previously, Karen served as Vice President of the Global Supply Chain organization at Ingersoll Rand where her team had responsibility for driving supply chain quality, delivery, price, service, and innovation results across Ingersoll Rand’s five global business sectors. Additionally, she served[ read more ]
In May 2008 Marc Engel was appointed Chief Procurement Officer for Unilever. Marc Engel joined Unilever in 1990 at Unilever Meat Group in Oss, the Netherlands, where he was on the construction team building the Ragu tomato sauce factory, which later he ran as Production Manager. Early 1993 he joined Shell in Procurement and Logistics,[ read more ]
John Lund is Senior Vice President, Supply Chain Management, for Walt Disney Parks & Resorts. He is responsible for optimizing the performance of supply chains across Disney’s Parks and Resorts operations in the United States, France, and Hong Kong, with particular focus on merchandise, food & beverage, and costuming. Lund joined Disney in 1992 as[ read more ]
Jeff is Vice President of Sales for ModusLink, a $1B global provider of supply chain management solutions. He leads an organization that is tasked with design and implementation of optimized supply chain solutions for existing and new clients. In this capacity, he has helped differentiate ModusLink from traditional third party logistics providers. Prior to joining[ read more ]
